Creativity, curiosity, and code
So, I’m getting pretty into this cycling lark, but there are a few things that still baffle me. Cycling, like many other hobbies, has a language of its own, and experienced participants use it freely without really thinking about poor beginner like me who don’t know their cranksets from their cassettes and their bar ends […]
I read an interesting statistic a while back that basically said that if you commute by bike in the UK, despite our highly changable weather, you’ll only cycle in the rain 12 times a year, on average. Hard to believe, but, today I cycled in proper rain for the first time in AGES. It’s the […]
50 million quid for improving cycle routes is up for grabs! Two quick things. One is that there’s this competition going on where four projects have the chance to win £50 million of lottery money in a public vote. One of the projects is being put forward by Sustrans (a sustainable transport organisation) to improve […]
Why is it that things that perform a job well always look stupid? This seems to be especially true of sports wear. Why is it that the best way to keep warm on my bike in winter is to wear skin-tight, fleecy-lined tights? Why is bright yellow seemingly the best colour to wear if you […]
I’ve had some wheel problems of late and have learned a few things in the process. Breaking…and fixing…spokes First of all, during the house move, I decided, stupidly to transport our three bikes in horizontal formation – flat, on top of one another, in the back of the transit van. Lesson 1: Transporting multiple bikes […]
After the successes of mountain climbing at the weekend I’m back into cycling to work. And it feels great. Going slowly and steadily at the moment but hopefully we’ll be out on training runs again soon. Funny how this has become so important to me. I feel I have some of my identity back now […]
The rain is back, and so I’m once again faced, upon entering my workplace, with the statement “Surely you didn’t cycle in today!” I do sometimes question my own sanity, and I ask myself how I would respond if someone asked me why I did it. I reckon I could get between 10 and 20 […]
As I’m becoming an bit of an avid cyclist (can you tell?) I felt compelled to watch a bit of the Tour de France this year. Something was said during the TV commentary for the “prologue” (the time-trial around London to establish the leader before they properly set off) that sounded a bit weird. They […]
Not done much longer distance cycling recently – though some would say I’ve never ridden a “long” distance, my 30 milers are as good as it gets. My excuse: the weather’s been awful this summer with LOTS of rain. But it’s finally getting better, so it’s time to get out and trying to build up […]
For my birthday, back in June, my sister and her boyfriend offered to take me on a “Mountain Biking Experience”. As someone who’s got quite into road cycling, but who also loves the great outdoors, mountain biking really appeals, however, you have to have a decent mountain bike before you can even start, and my […]